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    [Plugin] Animator - v4.5a - 22 Jul 25

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    • fredo6F Offline
      fredo6
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      Is Vray 3.6 installed in SU2018?

      I will investigate on my side

      Fredo

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      • soloS Offline
        solo
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        Go home Thea, you're drunk!

        Why is Thea acting like a drunk uncle? see the animation in SU, this is what I want to render in Thea:

        right.gif

        However, when I choose to render the animation I get this:

        wrong.gif

        Is there a way to fix this? reset Thea in some way?

        http://www.solos-art.com

        If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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        • ntxdaveN Offline
          ntxdave
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          I am assuming that when you went to create the animation using the Animator plugin you clicked the Thea button. I have not seen anything like that happen but I have not used Animator for a while

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          • soloS Offline
            solo
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            @ntxdave said:

            I am assuming that when you went to create the animation using the Animator plugin you clicked the Thea button. I have not seen anything like that happen but I have not used Animator for a while

            If I did not press the Thea button then it would not have rendered with Thea, I did what I always do, use Thea animation with the Animator plugin selected.

            Besides Thea, does Animator support other renderers? may be time to move on.

            http://www.solos-art.com

            If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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            • ntxdaveN Offline
              ntxdave
              last edited by

              I remember for sure that it also supports Twilight Pro and Ambient Occlusion. Not sure which others.

              Yes, I thought that is what you did (clicked). I guess I was "grasping at a straw" for an explanation but I know you are much more of a sage that that. Dumb remark/question on my pattern. 😳

              Hope you get this sorted out.

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              • fredo6F Offline
                fredo6
                last edited by

                Solo,

                Did you generate the rendered animation from within Animator, or from Thea animation ?

                I guess the best to understand what could be going on is to send me the model.

                Fredo

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                • soloS Offline
                  solo
                  last edited by

                  @fredo6 said:

                  Solo,

                  Did you generate the rendered animation from within Animator, or from Thea animation ?

                  I guess the best to understand what could be going on is to send me the model.

                  Fredo

                  I tried with Animator but for some reason that failed to do anything, I interrupted after 10 minutes only to find an empty folder, no images were saved so I then rendered within the Thea window and got the messed up result.

                  Here is the basic model with animation set up.

                  sorril t.skp

                  http://www.solos-art.com

                  If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                  • ntxdaveN Offline
                    ntxdave
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                    It has been a while since I tried anything with Thea but so far all I am getting is a black screen. No content!!

                    I am rendering it with Twilight though. I will share that when I am done rendering it (going pretty fast).

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                    • soloS Offline
                      solo
                      last edited by

                      @ntxdave said:

                      It has been a while since I tried anything with Thea but so far all I am getting is a black screen. No content!!

                      I am rendering it with Twilight though. I will share that when I am done rendering it (going pretty fast).

                      You are getting a black screen because you do not have an HDRi in the illumination slot, the sun is switched off.

                      http://www.solos-art.com

                      If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                      • ntxdaveN Offline
                        ntxdave
                        last edited by

                        Still working on it Pete. Creating an MP4 with Thea did not work correctly and I had a problem trying to create a GIF. In the process again.........

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                        • ntxdaveN Offline
                          ntxdave
                          last edited by

                          I did not do a good job but at least you can see that both of these render engines will work correctly with Animator (if you know how to user the renderers).

                          Thea

                          Twilight

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                          • soloS Offline
                            solo
                            last edited by

                            @ntxdave said:

                            I did not do a good job but at least you can see that both of these render engines will work correctly with Animator (if you know how to user the renderers).

                            Interesting, I had someone on the Thea forums test it out and they also got an abnormal result, now I'm more confused.

                            http://www.solos-art.com

                            If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                            • ntxdaveN Offline
                              ntxdave
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                              @solo said:

                              Interesting, I had someone on the Thea forums test it out and they also got an abnormal result, now I'm more confused.

                              Maybe it has something to do with versions:

                              • Your skp file: SU Version 8.0.1
                              • I used SU: Version 2017 Pro
                              • I used Thea: Version TheaForSketchUpBundle_v1.5.07.480.1447
                              • I used Animator: Version 1.8a
                              • I used Fredo LibFredo6: Version 8.0a

                              Do not know if that will shed any light on things but maybe I have something in versions might make a difference. If there is anything else I can do to help (other than a nice clean render), just let me know.

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                              • soloS Offline
                                solo
                                last edited by

                                @ntxdave said:

                                @solo said:

                                Interesting, I had someone on the Thea forums test it out and they also got an abnormal result, now I'm more confused.

                                Maybe it has something to do with versions:

                                • Your skp file: SU Version 8.0.1
                                • I used SU: Version 2017 Pro
                                • I used Thea: Version TheaForSketchUpBundle_v1.5.07.480.1447
                                • I used Animator: Version 1.8a
                                • I used Fredo LibFredo6: Version 8.0a

                                Do not know if that will shed any light on things but maybe I have something in versions might make a difference. If there is anything else I can do to help (other than a nice clean render), just let me know.

                                I have the most recent version as well as new LibFredo v8
                                I am using SU 2018 pro and Windows 10, I just saved model as V8 for those that do not have new SU versions.

                                http://www.solos-art.com

                                If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                                • ntxdaveN Offline
                                  ntxdave
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                                  @solo said:

                                  I have the most recent version as well as new LibFredo v8
                                  I am using SU 2018 pro and Windows 10, I just saved model as V8 for those that do not have new SU versions.

                                  I am installing a new version of SimLab Composer right now. When it is done, I will update Animator to the latest version and try in 2018 to see if I see any differences.

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                                  • soloS Offline
                                    solo
                                    last edited by

                                    I give up, not working for me, this was just a basic test, the whole model has tens of animated sequences including furniture and multiple camera views, it should have been simple as it works so well with SU animation, for some reason Thea has failed me. Can Simlab do this kind of animation? how good is the render quality?

                                    http://www.solos-art.com

                                    If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                                    • ntxdaveN Offline
                                      ntxdave
                                      last edited by

                                      I downloaded the trial version and it does no give me the option to install it for SketchUp 2018. Was going to give it a try for you...........

                                      Is there something I need to do differently to get a trial version to work with 2018?

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                                      • soloS Offline
                                        solo
                                        last edited by

                                        @ntxdave said:

                                        I downloaded the trial version and it does no give me the option to install it for SketchUp 2018. Was going to give it a try for you...........

                                        Is there something I need to do differently to get a trial version to work with 2018?

                                        Maybe they do not have a version compatible with SU 2018 yet, or an installer, try SU 2017

                                        http://www.solos-art.com

                                        If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                                        • Rich O BrienR Online
                                          Rich O Brien Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          Sim lab can do it. Not as real as Thea but still pretty acceptable.

                                          Blender would do this also. But we know where that discussion goes!

                                          I didn’t try your file yet on my 2018 and Thea. Will do so later.

                                          Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp 📖

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                                          • ntxdaveN Offline
                                            ntxdave
                                            last edited by

                                            @rich o brien said:

                                            I didn’t try your file yet on my 2018 and Thea. Will do so later.

                                            When I downloaded the trial, it would not give me the option to install for 2018.

                                            With some of the latest stuff for SimLab composer, you can do what he is trying to do here with Animator. Especially with the VR version plus it has a lot of interactive capabilities.

                                            Animator also works well with Twilight Render Pro.

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